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Legal Status of Caspian Sea
Introduction
The Caspian Sea is the biggest enclosed body of water on Earth, having an even larger area than that of the American Great Lakes or that of Lake Victoria in East Africa. The length of the

Introduction
The tragedy of the commons dates all the back to Aristotle. It is the story of humans depleting and destroying the free gifts of the world. There have been many incidences of other commons being destroyed like, the Black Sea,

CASPIAN SEA ISSUES
Questions surrounding the legal status of the Caspian Sea have hindered--but not stopped--further development of the Sea's mineral resources. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the independence of three new countries

Abstract
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Caspian Sea and its natural resources became a source of contention for Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. The underlying issue is paradoxical in light of its misleading simplicity – is the

Plans for a new Euro-Caspian pipeline will solidify the west's dependence on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes. This new documentary shows why we should stop and think.
“Of course we need a different energy model,” Alberto Santoro states emphatically. “It is

Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran, which are the five Caspian littoral states, have convened in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan from January 27-29 to talk about the legal status of the sea. The Caspian Sea has been a cause

By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
Iranian police have seized about 600 kilograms of narcotics within the past 11 months, which were to be trafficked into Azerbaijan, Commander of Iran's Border Police Brigadier-General Qasem Rezaei told Trend in Baku.

Kazakhstan is embarking on some of the most ambitious reforms in its independent history as President Nursultan Nazarbayev moves to implement his election campaign platform of five institutional reforms.
President Nazarbayev announced in his inaugural speech last May that a “Plan

Turkey and Ukraine decided to cooperate in a number of fields, including politics, economy, education and tourism, during a three-hour Turkey-Ukraine High Level Strategic Council meeting which was chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko

Baku. Hafiz Heydarov – APA. Azerbaijan’s border guards detained 34 people in 22 cases who attempted to illegally cross the state border of Azerbaijan in February 2016, the State Border Service told APA on Monday.
Of them, 11 are citizens

by Farid Rauf oglu Shafiyev
The Caspian Sea is the largest closed water body in the world and is surrounded by five states--Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. It has an area of 440,000 square kilometers with an ultra-depth of 1,025

Trend:
The terror attacks on Turkey will have no effect, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, while making the statement for the media, following the fifth meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Ankara, March 15.
“First of all, on behalf

The Beginner's Guide to Caviar
How to serve, pair, and savor the finest sturgeon roe.
There's no quicker way to announce that a meal special. More than lobster or champagne (or even a giant bucket of fried chicken), a dollop of

Karachaganak field is controlled by a group of investors, which, in addition to the BG Group, include ENI (29,25%), Chevron (18%), LUKoil (13.5%) and KazMunaiGas (10%).
Kazakhstan will not opt to purchase shares of BG Group in the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating

Iran will receive only a fraction of the $500 billion it needs to modernize its infrastructure because foreign banks are still unwilling to risk penalties from the U.S. Treasury, a major domestic construction company said.
“The projects are there, they are

Nearly 150 political activists and rights campaigners have been released in Azerbaijan as the government of President Ilham Aliyev attempts to deflect international criticism of its human rights record.
The dissidents were pardoned on Thursday as part of an amnesty

Nowadays, a variety of means are being used in order to implement and extend the “controlled chaos” in the national economies and societies in the geopolitical struggle. The actor, who is using the tool, is maintaining the “controlled chaos” within

Kazakhstan is a top-10 country in many things. Being the world’s ninth biggest country it is the largest economy in Central Asia and second largest among former Soviet Republics. Kazakhstan’s land holds the entire periodic table of elements with active

The Caspian Sea is an important, if often overlooked, region in regard to many of the challenges the U.S. faces around the world, such as a resurgent Russia, an emboldened Iran, wavering allies, growing China, and the rise of Islamic

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Parliament of Turkmenistan approved and adopted the bill “On Trading Activity”, according to the Turkmen government’s message issued March 28.
The bill was passed at a parliament meeting, during which the MPs stressed that systematic work on creation of goods surplus

Ever since relations between the United States and Iran grew strained after the Iranian revolution in 1979, as a nation, we have had limited access to the Caspian Sea, the sturgeon fish that reside there, and the roe contained in

By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service
Police and officers of other security agencies raided 11 church premises and homes of the leaders of New Life Pentecostal Church in Kazakhstan's commercial capital Almaty on 25 March, the day the Church was

Ukraine’s much-touted alternative transit route to China bypassing Russia appears to be over even before began, economist Boris Shmelev told Radio Sputnik on Friday.
The Illichivsk-China pilot container train launched by Ukraine as part of the so-called New Silk Road

Moscow, April 1, IRNA – Some parts of Imam Ali's (AS) famous book, Nahj-ul Balagha, was translated into Tatar language for the first time and published in Russia, it was reported on Thursday.
Mohammad Alam Mostafa has made the

A member of the Majlis (Parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy quoted a Foreign Ministry staff member saying that Iran is considering consultation and mediation to help cease recent armed clashes between Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Ebrahim Aqamohammadi

full text of Treaty of Gulistan (1813)
In the name of Almighty God
With the intention to cease horror of the war and re-establish steady peace and well-wishing friendship neighborhood shared by Russia Empire and the State of Iran since the

Marriage relationships, recognised by law, are created through registration at the state office of civil registrations (ZAGS). From 1917 a religious ceremony does not trigger legal consequences.
The legal formalities required for marriage are comparatively simple. One month before registration both,

Trend:
A communiqué has been issued on the results of the trilateral meeting of the Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian foreign ministers in Baku Apr.7.
The parties agreed to continue the further development of cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, partnership and

Fishing for vital company knowledge
Large building projects are delayed by all sorts of issues — money, employees who lack the right skills, public sentiment. But sometimes it is fish spawn, or great-crested newts. The deliverer of such bad news might

Central Asian republic requires HIV test for marriage
The Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan has made HIV tests a requirement for getting married.
Under a newly introduced law, residents who apply for a marriage licence must submit evidence of a successful

Turkmenistan Diversifies Its Gas Exports To Reduce Reliance On China
In January 2016, the Russian media reported that Russia’s gas giant, Gazprom, had discontinued all purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan and was not planning to resume imports

Blurring the Lines of Kazakhstan-Russia Relations
Forecast
Kazakhstan will try to increase its independence from Russia-led alliances.
To that end, Astana will make economic and military deals with other countries and build up its domestic military capacity.

In 25th anniversary of Independency, Turkmenistan focuses on giant TAPI energy project
Celebrating its 25th independence anniversary, Turkmenistan - one of major energy exporting countries - is making efforts toward creating stable systems to carry energy to world markets. It

Bilateral and three lateral agreements will not be effective until the five-sided agreement is signed - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Rahimpour
An issue of transit and provision of assistance to

Groundwater depletion shifting Earth's axis: Scientists
JAIPUR: Groundwater depletion in India is a calamity that now calls for urgent measures. What is less well known, though, is that Earth's spin around its axis too is especially sensitive to

Why Iran is building up its defenses
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined the necessity of developing Iran’s defense power in an article published on Wednesday.
Nearly three years ago, the newly elected Iranian president called for

Russian naval presence in Arctic, World Ocean goes up to 100 ships
The total strength of Russia’s naval forces in the Arctic and the World Ocean currently stands at 100 combat and logistics ships, the commander-in-chief of Russia’s Navy, Admiral

Top German MEP joins foes of controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline
The head of the largest party in the European Parliament has launched a scathing attack on the $11bn Nord Stream 2 project to pipe more Russian gas into Germany.
Manfred Weber,

Empty Gazpromises
Much of the debate concerning the Nord Stream II pipeline centres on whether the project should be seen as a commercial undertaking, or as an effort to lock in Gazprom’s dominance in Europe and deal a blow to Ukraine.
The

Nazarbayev Signs Law to Promote Green Economy Development
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law “On introducing amendments and addenda to some legislative acts of Kazakhstan on the transition to green economy,” reported the Akorda on April 28.
The amendments seek to

Iran better to engage with West using structures consistent with its heritage, culture
A British energy consultant warned that Western financial approach is either to attempt to gain ownership of Iran's sovereign resources or to place Iran into

Keeping microbes, zebra mussels away
By Kris B. Mamula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Only in dreams do zebra mussels have anything to do with implants for the brain — unless you’re Noah Snyder.
He’s now marketing a chemical compound that can both

Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan determine mining zones in the Caspian sea
"Delimination of the seabed and subsoil should be carried out by agreement of the parties."
The delimination of mining zones in the Northern Caspian Sea between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia

George Koo: Notes from a Chinese American tourist in Iran
A 17-day tour of Iran does not a country expert make, but it’s certainly enough to form some meaningful impressions of a country that has been virtually blacked out from Americans’

Former Dagestan Deputy Prime Minister Imprisoned Over Energy Scandal
At the start of May, an unusual trial concluded in Dagestan. Regional authorities charged the republic’s former deputy prime minister, Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov, with fraud and sentenced him to five years in prison

Next Big Travel Destination: Iran?
Global hotel companies are establishing new beachheads in Iran, betting that lifted sanctions against the Middle East nation will spark a jump in tourism and business travel after decades of economic isolation.
Spanish operator Melia

Russia's Hyperloop Plans Are Shaping Up: "Russia Is Ready"
he new space race is heating up as private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin increase their footprint in industries once dominated by governmental agencies. But in the race to build the

Russia’s Humanitarian Response to the Armenian Genocide
Humanitarianism and the Refugee Crisis on the Caucasus Battlefront During World War I
By Asya Darbinyan
Introduction
The front page of the June 30, 1916 issue of the Parisian newspaper “Excelsior” carried an illustration of

Azerbaijan and China: Greater integration
Rapidly expanding trade and nascent investment promise stronger links between China, the world’s second largest economy, and Azerbaijan, an energy rich country on the Caspian basin.
Economic ties between Azerbaijan and China play a large role

ICD interested in rendering consulting services for free trade zone in Azerbaijan
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) is interested in rendering consulting services within the framework of a free trade zone type special economic area

Traces of extinction
Tigers used to occur across Asia as far west as Turkey. Isolated populations of tigers developed into eight different subspecies.
Three generations ago, the tiger ranged from the Caucasus and Turkey through the southern Caspian region

Defense Ministers of Syria, Iran, Russia May Hold New Meeting - Ambassador
Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad said on Thursday he does not rule out that Syrian, Iranian and Russian defense ministers will hold new meetings.
"Allied states hold such meetings

Navy planning to extend presence to Atlantic waters
Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy commander said the presence in the Atlantic Ocean, according to international laws and regulations, is naval forces’ agenda this year.
Speaking among reporters on

SOCAR’s Turkish Partner Wins Massive No-Bid Construction Projects
Azerbaijan's state-owned energy company, SOCAR, likes Turkey’s Tekfen Construction and Installation building company so much, it tried to buy into it in 2008.
But that move was blocked by the global financial crisis that

Lawmaker says Russia wants Turkey to change approaches to Syria, Iraq
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered his apologies to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of the pilot of the downed Russian plane
Chairman of the Federation Council’s

Russia's lower house of parliament approved sweeping anti-terrorism legislation that requires companies to decrypt any message sent by users.
The surveillance laws would enlist messaging apps, social networks, and other services in providing the Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor to

On June 29, the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved the bill of “Ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement on Delimitation of the Bottom of the Northern Part of the Caspian Sea to Realize Sovereign Rights of Using

In Dagestan province, once home to an Islamist insurrection, the situation is calmer since men left to join the jihad
MAKHACHKALA, Russia—For decades, the rugged province of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea cradled an Islamist rebellion so vicious that

Parabank’s Sumgayit branch was operating outside the branch without proper permit for the activity.
A structural division under Parabank JSC’s Sumgayit branch was revealed in Azerbaijan as a result of the monitoring conducted by the country’s Financial Market Supervisory

Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayeen has described unity among Muslims as a way for putting an end to the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and other occupied Muslim lands.
Addressing a ceremony in Baku, he highlighted the need for unity among

U.S. House of Representatives panel will debate legislation on Thursday intended to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran, which could also affect other planemakers, including Airbus if they became law.
A Financial Services subcommittee will

The United States Republican-controlled Congress is set to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran.
The House of Representatives was to debate an anti-Iran legislature on Thursday that could influence trade between Tehran and Boeing as

ussia will send Iran another shipment of the S-300 air defense missile system as soon as Tehran is ready to pay, Russian media reported Monday.
"We delivered the first batch. … On our side, [the S-300 system parts] are, in fact,

One of Azerbaijan’s top bankers has been jailed indefinitely as part of what appears to be an attempt by the ruling family to take control of the bank he led for many years.
Jahangir Hajiyev, 54, isn’t a household name outside

A week before the one-year anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal, the Republican-led House approved measures aimed at blocking U.S. companies from selling commercial passenger aircraft to Tehran.
By voice vote Thursday, lawmakers passed two amendments directed at Chicago-based Boeing, which

Heads of state and government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Warsaw July 8-9 2016 have issued Warsaw Summit Communiqué, NATO said on its website.
“We continue to support the right of all our partners to make

Kazakhstan’s Parliament Approved Changes into Joint North Caspian Sea Usage with Russia
On June 29, the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved the bill of “Ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement on Delimitation of the Bottom of

Caspian Colleagues: Why Russia & Iran Have Common Interests in the Region
The Russian Foreign Ministry has indicated that it is confident that the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea can be signed

Pro-Government Forces Advance in Syria Amid Talk of U.S.-Russia Cooperation
In Moscow on Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia laid bunches of flowers in memory of the victims of the

Russian Genetics: Abstracts and Summaries
Russians are the dominant ethnicity in Russia today. The Russian language belongs to the East Slavic family and is related to Ukrainian and Belarusian. The Russian people, too, are closely related to their Belarusian and Ukrainian

Caspian Energy Grid – London Launch
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water by area and the resources to be found around in and under the Caspian Sea have been disputed for millennia.
The issues

The beginning of a Russian-Iranian alliance
There are a number of economic and geopolitical reasons why Russia could be looking for a broader alliance with Iran, the most important of which is the desire to check U.S. influence in the

Russian strategic bombers deliver new strikes at IS militants in Syria
Russia’s Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bombers delivered on Thursday morning another airstrike on the facilities of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia) in Syria, destroying two command posts

Iran sends 7 teams to Russia for intl. military tournament
Seven military teams from Iran’s Armed Forces have been dispatched to Russia to participate in the annual World Tank Biathlon in Moscow in August.
The seven teams which

7 Continents of the World, Know About the Continents of the World Map
The Great Panzea- First Super Continents
At that time, there was no life but only one continent, it better can be called super continent- The Great

Envoy Highlights Iran-Azerbaijan’s Growing Cooperation in Road, Rail Transport
Iran’s ambassador to Azerbaijan hailed the two countries’ close cooperation in the area of road and rail transport, saying that the Azeri government plans to exempt Iranian trucks from paying

West playing with fire by curbing Aleppo liberation
While Syrian Army siege over Aleppo is completed and the biggest city of country is expected to be liberated in near future, West and some Arab states try to hinder

The Russian Caucasus They Don’t Show You in the News
A region so rich in unique cultures that it could even be called “a country within a country,” home to Russia’s most conservative Islamic communities, and an area where

Terrorists cannot be divided into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ ones: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned politicians against exploiting terrorist and radical extremist groups out of political interests.
"And, of course, it is unacceptable and extremely

Envoy: Turkey Eyes Working with Iran, Russia for Regional Security
Turkish ambassador to Iran Reza Hakan Tekin highlighted the necessity for his country’s cooperation with Iran and Russia to ensure security in the region.
Turkey believes that cooperation with

Cooperation of Russia, Turkey and Iran 'Would Help to Resolve Syrian Crisis'
At the meeting on August 9 in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss ways to resolve the ongoing

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Kazakhstan seeks International Arbitration ruling over investment in Romania
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KMGI Deputy Director General Azamat Zhangulov talks to New Europe in an interview about his company’s investment in the Balkans region
Nine years ago, in the Balkans,

Mastercards now available in Iran
Iran’s ICT Minister Mahmoud Vaezi has announced that MasterCard’s international credit cards are now available inside the country.
Speaking during a ceremony to inaugurate infrastructure projects of Iran Post, Iranian Minister of

The Latest: Russia fires cruise missiles into Syria from sea
The Russian military says two of its ships have launched cruise missiles at targets in Syria from the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says the Serpukhov and the Zeleny Dol corvettes

Russia Has no Plans to Deploy 'Full-Fledged Military Base in Iran'
Russia and Iran share a common strategic goal – to fight terrorism in Syria and Iraq. Moscow will not deploy a full-fledged military base in Iran but may use the

Lawmaker Confirms Iran Received S-300 Air Defense Systems From Russia
The chairman of the Iranian parliamentary committee on foreign policy and national security confirmed Wednesday that Iran had received S-300 air defense systems from Russia. On Saturday, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein

Socar Joins New Adriatic Pipe Project
Four western Balkans nations signed a memorandum of understanding with Azerbaijan state Socar on co-operation on building the Ionian Adriatic pipeline (IAP) on the sidelines of a Dubrovnik forum 25-26 August.
The

Bumi Q2 earnings decline
Malaysian FPSO player Bumi Armada reported 12.2% lower revenue of RM402.9 million and net loss of RM518.3 million in Q2 2016 due to lower income from its floating production storage and offloading (FPSO), and floating gas

Is Putin the new Stalin?
‘Tom’ thinks Vladimir Putin is the new Josef Stalin. As he’s never been to Russia, his views surely reflect the power of a Western media narrative which continuously demonizes the Russian President.
Last week, an optician from

Weekly Overview: Caspian Sailaway; East-West Politics and the East Med
Weekly Overview: Caspian Sailaway; East-West Politics and the East Med
The sailaway of the first Shah Deniz jacket on time on September 1 from its Caspian Sea shipyard was marked by a

World seeking power shift towards Iran-Russia alliance
A former US army psychological operation officer and counter-terrorism analyst calls Iran-Russia cooperation plan to save Syria the greatest thing that has happened to the world in over 25 years.

Russia delivers over 1,5 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria
Russia delivered more than 1,5 metric tons of humanitarian aid to the Syrian cities of Lattakia and Tartus, a daily bulletin published on the Russian Defense Ministry’s website

It’s time for the United States to act on Azerbaijan
David J. Kramer is [the] senior director for human rights and democracy at the McCain Institute for International Leadership and a former assistant secretary of state for democracy,

Government to stimulate tourism industry
Azerbaijan located in the junction of two world civilizations, is a miraculous country with its rich natural resources, and ancient culture, history and people, whose lifestyle presents a unique and harmonious combination of the traditions

Iran interested in Russian tourists
Russia plans to develop tourist relations with Iran, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said.
The advisor at the Iranian embassy in Russia, Hassan Saleh Majd, said that Russia and Iran currently operate 8-9

Azerbaijan repatriates 22 Iranian convicts
An Iranian consular official in the Republic of Azerbaijan said 22 Iranian inmates have been extradited.
Seyyed Nasser Mirjamali, Head of Consular Section of Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan, made the remarks asserting

Opportunities in Iran and Russia
Pakistan’s increasing isolation as a result of a flawed foreign policy requires immediate rectification. There is a need to mend damaged relations and at the same time make as many new ones as possible. Nawaz

Turkey Failed to Coordinate Syrian Operation With Russia, Iran
Turkey did not provide any assurances that its military operation in Syria would be coordinated with Russia and Iran, Syrian President Bashar Assad's adviser Bouthaina Shaaban said.
Shaaban, who advises the Syrian president

E-graphic image of Caspian Sea coastal strip to be developed
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on October 4 on amendments to the presidential decree from January 15 2016 "On application of the Law" On Amendments to the Land

IIKSS- Abu Dhabi-based company to target members of Commonwealth of Independent States such as Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in the coming years
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi based oilfield services company Al Mansoori is planning to expand into CIS (Commonwealth

IIKSS- Russian President Vladimir Putin has become one of the first global leaders to congratulate Trump with the victory, expressing hope that the two countries will continue collaborative work on international issues.
Japan's Prime Minister Abe congratulated

IIKSS - Voters in Bulgaria and Moldova could extend Moscow’s influence in eastern Europe on Sunday in potential fresh blows to the European Union.
Bulgarians are expected to elect a Russia-friendly former air force commander as president in

IIKSS - The media has become a key battleground in the current conflict between Russia and the West, with Russia’s two state-funded, U.S.-based media outlets at the forefront.
RT America and Sputnik are responsible for crafting the Russian

IIKSS - Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis (lower chamber of Parliament) approved Nov. 2 the draft law “On ratification of the agreement between the Kazakh government and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on establishing the low-enriched uranium (LEU) bank in

IIKSS - Brussels/Almaty, 23 November 2016. Today the EU will hold the eighth round of its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Kazakhstan in Brussels. This meeting comes at a time when the EU has begun establishing closer political

IIKSS - Regular 17th session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation was held. Number of new laws and legal and regulatory acts, developed in accordance with the priorities of the policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

IIKSS - Representatives of the Mejlis of the country, hyakims of velayats and Ashgabat, chancellors of universities, leaders of ministries and departments, mass media were invited to the session.
Having announced the agenda, the Leader of the

IIKSS - Russia is profoundly disappointed with the results of the 8th Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
The conference was held in Geneva on November 7-25.

IIKSS - Forestalling the agenda of the session, the Leader of the Nation, addressing the participants, noted that historical event was held recently in Ashgabat, the Global Sustainable Transport Conference was organized and conducted on high level under

IIKSS - International theoretical and practical conference “The Neutrality of Turkmenistan and International Practice: New Achievements of Cooperation for Stable Development” was held in the conference hall of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign

IIKSS - Baku hosted the next round of political consultations between the Azerbaijani and Turkish foreign ministries on Thursday.
Deputy foreign ministers Khalaf Khalafov and Umit Yalcın represented Azerbaijan and Turkey in the consultation respectively, the Foreign Ministry

IIKSS - Campaigning continues for the presidential election in Turkmenistan, scheduled for Feb. 12, 2017, the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums of Turkmenistan reported Dec. 20.
The Turkmen MPs with the assistance of the Central Election Commission

IIKSS - The Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Tehran, Ramzi Garmou, has hailed Iran's peace and security amid war and chaos in the Middle East, saying Christians are living safe and secure in the Islamic Republic.
According to a

IIKSS - The Year of Reverence for Heritage, Reforms in the Motherland of the epoch of might and happiness is coming to an end. Bidding farewell to the year of 2016, which is marked by high achievements in

IIKSS - Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States, Kairat Umarov, quietly affirms (without boasting) that 'We expect our next 25 years of independence to be better than our first 25 years.' Asked to elaborate, he simply, and correctly,

IIKSS - Delegation led by co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Cezar Florin Preda and Stefan Schennach have met with President of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan Ramiz Rzayev, Azertac reported.
Ramiz Rzayev provided

IIKSS - French author Gerard Cardon, who plans to write a book about Azerbaijani women, has today met Deputy Speaker of Azerbaijan`s Parliament, chairperson of the parliamentary committee on human rights Bahar Muradova.
Bahar Muradova hailed development of

IIKSS - The government in Kazakhstan plans to force internet users to register on websites with their mobile phones if they wish to post comments, the deputy head of the communications and information technology committee, Mikhail Komissarov, told

IIKSS- While U.S. intelligence agencies investigate claims that Russia secretly hacked emails to help tip last year's elections in favor of Donald Trump, Russia's push to bolster far-right populist politicians in Europe has been far more blatant.
Under

IIKSS- Recent reports that whistleblower Edward Snowden will be “gifted” to President Trump are meant to scandalize public opinion and show that the new administration continues to face pressure from opponents, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.
“Today, US

IIKSS- Mankind is at the “crossroads,” with the so-called “liberal world order” having failed to adjust to post-Cold War reality, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov told the Munich Security Conference, adding that only cooperation could take the current post-truth

IIKSS - Azerbaijan is interested in stable relations between its neighbors, so it made every possible effort to resolve the political conflict between Russia and Turkey last year, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said yesterday during the round

IIKSS - The plan, reported by the New York Times on Sunday, calls for the "withdrawal of all Russian forces" from eastern Ukraine and a referendum to lease Crimea to Russia for 50-100 years. It was reportedly authored

IIKSS- A Kazakh delegation presented the country’s first official development assistance (ODA) project to the Afghan government Feb.12-17 in Kabul.
The project seeks to strengthen the economic independence of Afghan women by providing education from Kazakhstan’s top educational

IIKSS- Turkmenistan’s president, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov appointed the heads of military and law enforcement authorities of the country, the Turkmen government said in a message.
The message says Yaylim Berdiyev was appointed the minister

IIKSS- A team at International Research Networks (IRN) organised an excellent Iran Business Symposium on Feb. 21+23, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam. It was attended by Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many other EU countries and

IIKSS- A team at International Research Networks (IRN) organised an excellent Iran Business Symposium on Feb. 21+23, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam. It was attended by Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many other EU countries and

IIKSS- The recent visit of Azerbaijani president to Tehran as well as signing of several important documents showed an eternal friendship between the two neighboring countries.
President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Iran on March

IIKSS- The recent visit of Azerbaijani president to Tehran as well as signing of several important documents showed an eternal friendship between the two neighboring countries.
President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Iran on March

IIKSS-The International Ocean Institute (IOI) with the support of Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry and the State Enterprise on Caspian Sea Issues under the President of Turkmenistan is holding a seminar in Avaza, titled “Caspian Sea – sustainable development and

IIKSS- The European Commission has said that energy laws should apply to offshore as well as onshore parts of Russia's new gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2 .
Maros Sefcovic, the EU energy commissioner, told a group of reporters

IIKSS- Avaza National Tourist Zone hosted international training seminar Caspian Sea – sustainable development and management co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Enterprise on the Caspian Sea Issues, and the International Ocean Institute (IOI).
As

International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) - In an interview with International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) (Farsi), Bahram Amirahmadian, an assistant professor at University of Tehran and the senior fellow at IRAS, discussed some deeper layers

Human development is an inaccessible dream for Kazakhstan (analysis of the budget per capita indexes and their political consequences in the Republic of Kazakhstan)
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - A look at

Nazarbaev's clenched fists: For Cossacks or economic reforms???!!!! (analysis of fluctuations in the Republic of Kazakhstan's ability (government weight) index)
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - Kazakhstan's government weight indexes show that this country despite

Why do we insist on the continental shelf in the Caspian Sea?
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) - Countries have been looking for oil and other subsoil resources along their natural prolongation land

The analysis of the political weight indexes of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the political and economic factors affecting them
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) - Kazakhstan can be considered the country that has been at the

Fluctuations of the population and government's ability index (government weight) in the Azerbaijan Republic
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - The Republic of Azerbaijan as one of the countries in the Caspian region and the

The turbulent waves in the political society of Azerbaijan (government stability (government weight) index of Azerbaijan Republic)
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – The Republic of Azerbaijan has a 26-year government with a stability index of

Ratio of population and territory in the Republic of Kazakhstan and its impact on the political weight of this republic
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – Kazakhstan is a country with high per capita land because

The budget per capita of Azerbaijan and its effect on the political weight and government weight of this country
Note: the budget per capita index is different from the budget per capita. The budget per

The government's ability index (government weight index - GW index) of the Russian Federation (1)
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – the Russian government weight has increased significantly in 2018 and was equal to 1.59%, meanwhile,

A senior Russian official says Moscow will reinforce its relations with Iran in different sectors should the US withdraw from the 2015 nuclear agreement as a deadline looms for Washington to announce whether or not it will keep its

On May 5-6, 2018 the 45th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states was held in Dhaka, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a

The effect of determination of Special Fishery Zone and its destructive consequences on processes of delimitation of marine zones of the Caspian Sea
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – One of the issues that has been

The wandering eagle of Kyzylkum (demographic and ethnic fluctuations in the Republic of Kazakhstan)
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – Unlike other republics, separated from the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan after the population decline due to the

Kommersant: Gazprom signs deal to supply gas to Austria for another 20 years
Russian energy giant Gazprom and Austria’s OMV extended a contract on gas supplies until 2040 on Tuesday. Austria, the first country in Western Europe to

The director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS): Iran should not hurry to sign the draft of the legal regime of the Caspian Sea
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - While arguing

The Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan of the sixth convocation has approved and adopted the draft law "On state regulation of development of agriculture”, said a message from the Turkmen government.
The new law defines the legal, economic, social and

There is practically no concept of justice in international relations, Azerbaijani Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov said in his speech at the CAMCA regional forum June 22.
CAMCA (Central Asia-Mongolia-Caucasus-Afghanistan) Regional Forum is a non-political and non-partisan Forum established to

The Labyrinth of the Caspian Sea Legal Regime in an interview with Tasnim
Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an interview with Tasnim News Agency
International

Russia is concerned that the mutual exchange of fire between Israel and Iran on the Syrian territory as well as Israel’s “initiative” air strikes on the crisis-torn country may result in a large-scale regional conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister

Unilateral steps to disrupt major international agreements indicate clear evidence of efforts aimed at undermining international law, Russia’s Security Council secretary said at a Friday meeting with top representatives of BRICS countries overseeing security issues.
“Member-states of BRICS

The irreconcilable fight against bribery and corruption will be conducted, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said when addressing the participants of the expanded government meeting, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper wrote July 6.
No one is allowed to steal people's

Calls for protests against Kazakhstan's authoritarian ruler by an exiled opposition leader on the 20th anniversary celebrations of Astana's establishment as the Kazakh capital appear to have fallen flat.
Security was tight late on July 6 at concerts marking

Is it possible to go to the International Court of Justice to resolve the legal regime of the Caspian Sea?
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - After a period when was viewed emotionally to the

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the three major European signatories to a landmark nuclear deal with Iran agreed to establish trade ties with Iran independent of the US dollar.
Since the United States' unilateral move in May to

Kazakhstan’s state-owned telecoms company has been given permission to buy the country’s largest mobile phone operator after antitrust regulators ignored fears that it would create a monopolistic giant. Kazakhtelecom, which owns half of the country’s third largest network

A milestone in EU-Azerbaijan relations was reached in Brussels yesterday (11 July), with the end of negotiations of the EU-Azerbaijan Partnership Priorities in the presence of President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham

Iranian officials have repeatedly accused US of imposing illegal sanctions after pulling out from the Iran nuclear deal
Iran has filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to "hold [the] US accountable for

A summit of the Caspian countries will discuss strengthening security amid a chaotic wider region, said a member of Russia’s State Duma Committee on International Affairs Sergey Zheleznyak.
And the foreign minister of Kazakhstan, Kairat Abdrakhmanov, said the August

During a July 20 press conference, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterated his maximalist position on the Karabakh conflict and called for “deter[ring] Azerbaijan from provocations” (Lragir.am, July 20). The next day, Armenian fire killed an Azerbaijani service member

Anar Aliyev has been appointed head of the Office of Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan, reads the order of the minister of labor and social protection of population.
Anar Aliyev was born in 1980

A researcher on Caspian Sea issues: TANAP can be a pretext for West's presence in the Caspian Sea
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) – According to the Tasnim News Agency's International Group, the opening of

The principle of non-presence of armed forces not belonging to the five Caspian countries is one of the agreed provisions of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, which is expected to be signed at a

The current situation is by no means a good time for agreement on the Caspian Sea regime/ do not repeat past mistakes
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) – Recently on Monday 16 July 2018 the

Employees of the scientific research institute (SRI) under the Turkmengaz State Concern have completed the development of environmental documentation for the gas chemical complex under construction in the Pre-Caspian settlement of Kiyanly, Turkmengaz SC said in a message Aug.

Iran, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest enclosed body of water and a region that has been the subject of dispute since the breakup of the Soviet

The government's ability index (government weight index - GW index) of the Russian Federation (2)
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – The analysis of the dependent variables that make up the government's ability index

Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in a detailed interview with The Young Journalists Club
Parliament should make the final decision on "Caspian Sea Convention" /

Russia does not plan to lay trunk pipelines along the bottom of the Caspian Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large Igor Bratchikov, Sputnik reports.
"Actually, Russia and other littoral countries have already laid thousands of kilometers of pipes of different purposes

Kazakhstan intends to use robots to develop regulatory and legal acts, the Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan Marat Beketayev said when speaking on the improvement of law-making activity during the government hour in the Senate of the Parliament of

The maximum term of office for members of supervisory and management boards of banks will be reduced in Azerbaijan, according to the amendments to the “Law on Banks” adopted at a plenary session of the Azerbaijani parliament Oct. 5.

On 12 August 2018, the five Caspian littoral states, after two decades of negotiations, finally agreed on the status of the region when they signed the ‘Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea’ document in the port

Two residents of the Lankaran region were detained because of illegal fishing in the Caspian Sea in the waters of Lankaran city, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources reported on October 23.
Caught fish of various types, fishing tackle and

The Turkmen parliament has adopted the draft law of Turkmenistan “On the tripartite commission for the regulation of social and labor relations,” the Turkmen government said in a message.
The document defines the legal

Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an interview with The Iran-newspaper: we criticize the issue of minus 28.0 (-28.0) in determining the Base Line in Caspian Sea

The points of international law, Caspian Sea - the coastal length of the Caspian littoral countries and its relation with the process of delimitation of the continental shelf
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) –

Violence against women is taking place all over the world, including Azerbaijan, UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Ghulam Isaczai said.
He was speaking in Baku at a conference dedicated to the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an

The points of international law, Caspian Sea – the relationship between the shape and position of the coasts in the delimitation of the continental shelf
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – The importance of

The agreement for the establishment of a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is an opportunity for Iran to boost its exports to Russia, according to the Iranian head of Iran-Russia Joint Chamber

Head of State signed the Law on Ratification of the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, Kazinform learnt from Akorda press service.
The Head of State signed also the Protocol to Amend the

The points of international law, Caspian Sea – the positions of the Caspian littoral States on the delimitation of the continental shelf
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – In fact, the four Caspian countries

Azerbaijan has continued its successful foreign policy under President Ilham Aliyev`s leadership this year too, reads an article headlined "Strategic diplomacy pursued by President Ilham Aliyev and achievements of our foreign policy" by head of the Department of Foreign

The relationship between the length of the coastline and the delimitation of the continental shelf in the seas
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – the relationship between the length of the coastline and the

The Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea will contribute to the growth of investment attractiveness of the coastal countries, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a press conference
"The Convention on the Legal Status

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey would continue to be in close cooperation with Iran and Russia on regional developments, especially the Syria conflict as Ankara is reportedly preparing to launch a military incursion against US-backed Kurdish

A law sharply limiting the sale of alcohol has gone into effect in the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, whose authoritarian president has made physical fitness a top initiative.
The law that took effect Tuesday forbids the sale

The points of international law, Caspian Sea, are closed seas deprived of continental shelf?
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – Perhaps it is futile to argue that the nature of the Caspian is sea

You know that feeling when you wake up wanting to check out some stunning Soviet-era architecture or chase wild horses in the steppes? Just for days like that, the Republic of Kazakhstan has introduced e-visas to tourists from 117

The continental shelf and the legal regime of the seabed and subsoil of the Caspian Sea
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – the division of the seabed and its benefits has always been one

On December 27, 2018, a newly adopted Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Natural Monopolies” (the Law) was signed. The Law was published officially on January 4, 2019 and became effective after 10 calendar days following the

Kazakhstan on Monday responded to alleged house arrest of its citizens by Chinese authorities urging Beijing to be fair in its treatment.
“We call on the Chinese side to always act in accordance with law, objectively and

International custom and legal regime governing the Caspian Sea (seas)
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – It's not a secret that the Caspian Sea is already experiencing the most complicated legal-political situation in the

The Kazakh Ministry of Defence is preparing the second contingent of Kazakh soldiers to be deployed as peacekeepers in Lebanon. The troops are expected to be deployed at the end of April.
“This is a matter of national importance,

Trapped in limbo on the Caspian Sea, a watery link on the modern Silk Road.
by Paul Salopek
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About IIKSS

international institute of khazar(caspian) sea studies(IIKSS), is an iranian NGO that founded by some researcher. this institution works on various field about caspian sea, such as legal, political, environmental, economic and historical context.